Convenience store number-of-shops ranking

It is the ranking for every convenience store chains. Ranking is the number of shops in January, 2013.

Convenience stores, often shortened to “konbini”, developed tremendously in Japan. Japanese-style convenience stores also heavily influenced those stores in other Asian nations, such as Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and China.

7-Eleven leads the market with 14,807 stores, followed by Lawson (11,151) and FamilyMart (9,182).

Japan has more 7-Eleven locations than anywhere else in the world, it is 30% of global stores. Japan’s first 7-Eleven store in Koto-ku, Tokyo opened in May 1974.

Lawson has three types of stores, Original “Lawson”, Natural Lawson, Lawson Store 100. The first FamilyMart opened its first shop in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in 1973.